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<blockquote data-quote="Northeast Stinger" data-source="post: 922607" data-attributes="member: 1640"><p>I don’t necessarily want to dig too deeply into this conversation but will just posit a few points. Look at traffic flows in other cities across the country. How are they handling things, not handling things? What are the key features in each case?</p><p></p><p>Atlanta, Houston and LA have the worst traffic. Last I checked, though it’s been awhile, Atlanta had one of the worst records for pedestrian deaths. Not kind to bicyclists either.</p><p></p><p>Cities that do better despite dense populations are cities that did not cater to the automobile. On the other hand, building communities without sidewalks, bike lanes and alternative transportation forces everyone to get in their own car. Sprawl as we know it is only possible if you are designing everything around the car. </p><p></p><p>Joseph Tainter talks about the historical collapses that inevitably occur with civilizations. The gist of his analysis, in this layman’s terms, is that we lose the political will to make the changes that we already know will work. Cities require collective or communal action to thrive. If political arguments are always about personal freedom and avoiding the boogeyman of “socialism” then the developers and fast buck artists will continue to make a killing and ruin things for everyone else. Planning and zoning regulations are critical if you want to preserve the good life for as many people as possible.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Northeast Stinger, post: 922607, member: 1640"] I don’t necessarily want to dig too deeply into this conversation but will just posit a few points. Look at traffic flows in other cities across the country. How are they handling things, not handling things? What are the key features in each case? Atlanta, Houston and LA have the worst traffic. Last I checked, though it’s been awhile, Atlanta had one of the worst records for pedestrian deaths. Not kind to bicyclists either. Cities that do better despite dense populations are cities that did not cater to the automobile. On the other hand, building communities without sidewalks, bike lanes and alternative transportation forces everyone to get in their own car. Sprawl as we know it is only possible if you are designing everything around the car. Joseph Tainter talks about the historical collapses that inevitably occur with civilizations. The gist of his analysis, in this layman’s terms, is that we lose the political will to make the changes that we already know will work. Cities require collective or communal action to thrive. If political arguments are always about personal freedom and avoiding the boogeyman of “socialism” then the developers and fast buck artists will continue to make a killing and ruin things for everyone else. Planning and zoning regulations are critical if you want to preserve the good life for as many people as possible. [/QUOTE]
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